New Orleans, LA – U.S. Marshal for the
Eastern District of Louisiana Genny May announced that Ladrakeous Dean, 24,
was arrested by members of the U.S. Marshals Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive
Task Force – New Orleans Division at an associate’s house on Gladiolus
Street in New Orleans, La., without incident today. The associate was
unaware of Dean’s fugitive status and claimed that he was just visiting him
for the Mardi Gras season.

Dean was wanted by the San Rafael Police
Department for attempted murder and parole violation. He is accused of
shooting a man at the San Rafael Transit Center on Dec. 14, 2012. The victim
was waiting on a transit platform when Dean allegedly pulled up next to him,
got out of a gold sedan and shot him at close range. The victim ran from the
gunman, but collapsed and was taken to Marin General Hospital. He has since
been released from the hospital. Dean was on parole for a home invasion
robbery at the time of the shooting, according to police.

Dean is currently being held in the Orleans
Parish Prison pending extradition to San Rafael, Calif.

In fiscal year 2012, the U.S. Marshals
apprehended more than 123,000 fugitives. Working with authorities at the
federal, state and local levels, U.S. Marshals-led fugitive task forces
arrested more than 86,700 state and local fugitives, clearing 114,000 state
and local felony warrants.